The 1-Year Mortality of Patients Treated in a Hip Fracture Program for Elders

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-14

  Schnell, Scott ^a   Friedman, Susan M ^a   Mendelson, Daniel A ^a   Bingham, Karilee W ^a   Kates, Stephen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

fractures; fragility fractures; geriatric trauma; hip; mortality; systems of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993737833     PISSN: 21514585     EISSN: 21514593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2151458510378105     Document Type: Article

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